Major in Sport Management-
Bachelor of Science Degree
Hours-72
Business Core- 39 Hours
ACC 213 Principles of Accounting I (3)
ACC 214 Principles of Accounting II (3)
BUS 210 Business Law I (3)
BUS 352 Business Communications I (3)
CIS 203 Management Information Systems (3)
ECO 211 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ECO 212 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
FIN 300 Corporate Finance (3)
ETH: PHI 397 Ethical Conduct of Business (3) OR ETH:REL 251 Business Ethics (3)
MGT 300 Management/Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 300 Principles of Marketing (3)
MTH 174 Statistics I (3) OR MTH 176 Stats I with SPSS (3)
MTH 180 Math for Business (3) OR MTH 189 Business Calculus (3)
Major courses- 24 hours
SPM 150 Introduction to Sport Management (3)
SPM 185 Historical & Socio-Cultural Dimensions in Sport (3)
SPM 240 Governance & Policy in Sport (3)
SMP 330 Sport Marketing, Promotion & Sales (3)
SPM 380 Sport Law (3)
SPM 395 Sport Finance & Development (3)
SPM 396 Internship (3)
SPM 440 Current Issues Business of Sport (3)
Electives- Choose three (3) of the following courses (9 hours)
SPM 225 Principles of Athletic Administration (3)
SPM 355 New Media & Public Relations in Sport (3)
SPM 375 Sport Facilities & Event Management
SPM 386 International Sport Management (3)
SPM 390 Contemporary Sport Leadership (3)
SPM 425 Human Resources in Management in Sport (3)
Program Objectives
Graduates with a major in sport management will:
· Be able to analyze business situations and make creative, logical, and ethical decisions.
· Be skilled users of technologies as used in business.
· Communicate effectively in business situations.
· Have a current and broad-based knowledge of business.
· Apply awareness of global and social issues in the business environment.
· Be able to integrate concepts from the business disciplines and apply those concepts in the forming solutions to complex sport management issues and problems.
· Demonstrate a broad knowledge of sport management.